Child Abuse Tort Claims Against Public Bodies - A Comparative Law View

List of contents

Contents: Foreword, Allan Levy QC; Suing health authorities in Ireland: recent legal developments, Ann Power; Child abuse claims against public authorities under the Human Rights Act 1998, Jane Wright; Child abuse compensation claims: a practitioner's perspective, Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC; Child abuse tort claims against public bodies in Italy, Roberto Caranta; Child abuse tort claims against public bodies in South Africa, Rosalind English; Liability for government actions: a comparative study of English and American law, Helene M. Goldberg; Antipodean perspectives on child welfare tort claims against public authorities, Geoff McLay; Child abuse and the failure to protect: liability of public authorities in Canada, Margaret Hall; Child welfare and state liability in France, Duncan Fairgrieve; National report on Germany, Martina Künnecke; Child abuse tort claims in the Netherlands, Cees van Dam; Index of cases; Index.

Summary

Investigating how circumstances laid out in the landmark English cases of X v. Bedfordshire County Council and Barrett v. Enfield London Borough Council have been dealt with by the European Court of Human Rights and in several key jurisdictions, the book reviews differences in procedure and compares alternate sources of compensation for claimants.

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Green Fairgrieve, Green, Sarah Green
• Assisted by: Duncan Fairgrieve (Editor), Fairgrieve Duncan (Editor), Sarah Green (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815387992
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-8799-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; LAW / Family Law / General, Family Law